Eyrarbakki
Sign in to saveEyrarbakki () is a fishing village on the south coast of Iceland with a population of about 570 people, not including inhabitants of the prison located there. The village is founded on the Great Þjórsá Lava.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Eyrarbakki is referenced by 80 other articles, and connects out to Norway, Iceland and Greenland.
It is catalogued under the topic Populated places in Southern Region (Iceland).
Its subject is documented across 15 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Eyrarbakki
- Region
- South
- Country
- Ísland
- Population
- 531
- Timezone
- Atlantic/Reykjavik
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Eyrarbakki
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Eyrarbakki 2014.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of the village
- Settlement.image_map
- Arborg.png
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of the Municipality of Árborg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Iceland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Constituency
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- South Constituency
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Southern Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Árborg
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement.population_total
- 569
- Settlement.timezone
- WET
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- Iceland
- Located in
- Sveitarfélagið Árborg
- Population
- 526
- Official website
- eyrarbakki.is
- Image
- Eyrarbakki 2014.JPG
- Dialing code
- 820
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- Commons category
- Eyrarbakki
- P8168
- Hubert Marischka
- P12749
- 1533
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- History
- Economy
- Climate
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- External links
Eyrarbakki () is a fishing village on the south coast of Iceland with a population of about 570 people, not including inhabitants of the prison located there. The village is founded on the Great Þjórsá Lava.
== History == For centuries, the harbour at Eyrarbakki was the main port in the south of the country, and Eyrarbakki was the trading centre for the whole of the southern region extending from Selvogur in the west to Lómagnúpur in the east. By about 1925, however, Eyrarbakki lost its importance as a trading centre. The latter part of the 19th century saw a great increase in the number of oared fishing boats. In fact, although trade and fishing were the main occupations in Eyrarbakki, the natural harbour conditions were not good, and after the bridging of the nearby River Ölfusá, the harbour fell into disuse.
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